The Australian optometric workforce 2005

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 229-240

  Horton, Peregrine ^a   Kiely, Patricia M ^a   Chakman, Joseph ^a  

^a Optometrists Association Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Medicare; Optometrist; Work hours; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 33748099167     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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